Ryan Adam’s guide to upcoming tour with Oasis
Next week, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals will kick of their three-month long North American tour with a short stint in support of Oasis. While we have a general idea of what will go down when the two get together - Oasis will play old favorites, Adams will play a set full of obscure b-sides and material from his Whiskeytown days, and maybe just maybe, both groups will debut some of that new material, many prospective concert goers surely still have questions. After all, aside from that one song, neither have all that much in common.
In an effort to educate both fanbases, Mr. Adams has used his recently relaunched blog to write up a helpful guide with some friendly advice…
It’s all coming together folks. Here’s some helpful hints at having some great gigs.
1. If you come to see us with OASIS, awesome, remember it’s their game and we’re there too, but their crowd are deep and loyal like us all are to our scene so be nice and also, you know, expect when they play for plenty of singing along- they got mad hits. (also, we prob won’t play wonderwall at an OASIS show- too weird- but i might just be saying that to be contrary (which I love)
2. At our shows, please remember, not everyone who comes knows how this all works. How Cardinals shows are about FANS first and CARDINALS second and if there are some new folks there who want to hear “come pick me up” and get weird, if it upsets you, just be polite and maybe remind them “Ryan is really deaf in one ear and heard of hearing in general so he just can’t hear you,” you know, or whatever.
3. Be kind to your neighbors. They might really have to use the men’s/women’s room- maybe you could be polite and hold their place and stuff- It’s nice when you guy’s have your own seats though. It makes me feel like we are actually like showing you guy’s a movie of a concert we are editing as we play. Also, long shows are tiring and some people are older than others or maybe they have challenges and I think it’s okay for rock to happen where people can sit,
plus we know you know they can’t tell where the weed is coming from if your’re all sitting and trust me, i can smell that stuff up there. smells like a honey cave.
Adams finished his words of wisdom by noting that attendees are in for a special treat.
also, remember, we are going past the plateau now….musically….entering into new territory, exploring some things you may have not heard befoe…..be open to that if you can because I think a balance of old and new with an idea of staying in the moment and letting them say how they want to be played ought to be the call of the day.
Adams also took the time to detail what he is packing for the tour and the winner of a sock war.
Ryan Adams 2008 Tour Dates:
08/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
08/26 - Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater *
08/27 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place *
08/29 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place *
08/30 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome *
09/01 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Center *
09/04 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Palace *
09/05 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *
09/07 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
09/09 - London, ON @ John LaBatt Center *
09/25 - Schenectady, NY @ Proctor’s Theater
09/26 - Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theater
09/27 - Rochester, NY @ Auditorium Theater
09/29 - Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
09/30 - Cleveland, OH @ Palace Theater
10/02 - Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
10/03 - Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
10/04 - St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theater
10/05 - Madison, WI @ Overture Hall
10/07 - Ames, IA @ Ames Auditorium
10/09 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
10/10 - Tulsa, OK @ Brady Theater
10/11 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre
10/13 - Austin, TX @ Paramount Theater
10/14 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
10/16 - Tuscaloosa, AL @ Bama Theater
10/17 - Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheathre
11/08 - Dublin, IE @ Ambassador Theatre
* = w/ Oasis
Tickets can be found via ticketmaster.com.
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